History WesternAnimation / PopeyeTheSailorMeetsSindbadTheSailor

* BlackComedy: Wimpy chasing a duck with a hand-held meat grinder to turn it into hamburger meat.

* PublicDomainAnimation: The shorts copyright is expired, so it's not uncommon to see this cartoon show up on dollar store PublicDomain cartoon collections.

The short was a smash hit when it was released, resulting in two follow-ups being done within the next few years. It was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward in 1936, but lost to the now obscure WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies short ''The Country Cousin''. Fortunately, this cartoon got a better reward later on -- it got selected for preservation in the NationalFilmRegistry.

The short was a smash hit when it was released, resulting in two follow-ups being done within the next few years. It was nominated for an AcademyAward in 1936, but lost to the now obscure WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies short ''The Country Cousin''. Fortunately, this cartoon got a better reward later on -- it got selected for preservation in the NationalFilmRegistry.

* ShoutOut: Sindbad mentions Film/KingKong when talking about his two-headed ettin slave.

I live on an [[TurtleIsland island, on the back of a whale]],\\
[[{{Pun}} It's a whale of an island!]] ([[LampshadeHanging That's not a bad joke.]])\\

This cartoon is in the PublicDomain and can be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JiQ5xO8AM&feature=related viewed online]].

!!Tropes:

!!Tropes:

-->''I'm Sindbad the Sailor, so hearty and hale,''
-->''I live on an [[TurtleIsland island, on the back of a whale]],''
-->''[[{{Pun}} It's a whale of an island!]]'' ''([[LampshadeHanging That's not a bad joke.]])''
-->''Its lord and its master is this handsome bloke.''
-->''Whooooo's the most remarkable, extraordinary fellow?!''
-->(Lions Roar) ''Sindbad, the Sailor!''
-->--The Opening VillainSong.

Possibly the peak of {{Popeye}} the Sailor's cartoon career during TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, this [[AnimationBump lavishly animated]], full-color, two-reeler 16-minute theatrical cartoon from 1936 brings together a crisply paced plot with impressive action scenes and comedy. Oh, and awesome 3-D backgrounds too (courtesy of Fleischer Studios' trademark "tabletop" technique).

The short starts off with a close-up on the isle of ''{{S|pellMyNameWithAnS}}indbad'' the Sailor, and not long after we see the man himself, he begins his epic [[VillainSong villian boast song]], complete with ''[[SceneryPorn amazing]]'' live action model set and animation blending, ending with the introduction of Popeye himself, singing his theme song.

-->'''Sindbad:''' ''[[LargeHam Who fouls the air with notes so sour, and dares to challenge Sindbad's power?!]]''

The short was a smash hit when it was released, resulting in two follow-ups being done within the next few years. It was nominated for an AcademyAward in 1936, but lost to the now obscure SillySymphonies short ''The Country Cousin''. Fortunately, this cartoon got a better reward later on -- it got selected for preservation in the NationalFilmRegistry.

This cartoon is in the PublicDomain and can be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JiQ5xO8AM&feature=related viewed here]].

!!Tropes Associated With This Short:

* DigitalDestruction: The print included on the official Popeye DVD is a very good restoration--save for some truly bizarre color alterations, which pumped up the pink, purple and turquoise on the print! On that note, Sindbad's outfit was originally purple, but is now bright blue in this print!

** "He'd frighten King Kong, but he's only my stooge!"

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: Due to its out of nowhere adventure story nature, that feels very different from the usual locales of Popeye's world.

* VillainSong: "Oh, who's the most remarkable," ''etc''.
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: This short was later remade by FamousStudios in 1952 as "Big Bad Sindbad", which is essentially the same cartoon, only with a FramingDevice where Popeye and [[ChasteToons his nephews]] go to a museum and encounter a giant statue of Sindbad, prompting Popeye to recount his fateful encounter with the sailor. Once Popeye was done with the story, the nephews chiseled the statue into that of Popeye in his honor. Understandably, a lot of footage from the original cartoon had to be cut to make way for the new material.

-->''[[{{Pun}} It's a whale of an island]]!'' ''([[LampshadeHanging that's not a bad joke]].)''

The short starts off with a close-up on the isle of ''[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Sindbad]]'' the Sailor, and not long after we see the man himself, he begins his epic [[VillainSong villian boast song]], complete with ''[[SceneryPorn amazing]]'' live action model set and animation blending, ending with the introduction of Popeye himself, singing his theme song.

This cartoon is in the PublicDomain and can be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JiQ5xO8AM&feature=related viewed here.]]

* DigitalDestruction: The print included on the official Popeye DVD is a very good restoration--save for some truly bizarre color alterations, which pumped up the pink, purple and turquioise on the print! On that note, Sindbad's outfit was originally purple, but is now bright blue in this print!
* DistressedDamsel: Olive Oyl, as usual.

* EvilIsHammy: Bluto as Sinbad the Sailor
* {{Expy}}: Sindbad, Bluto, Brutus

The short was a smash hit when it was released, resulting in two follow-ups being done within the next few years. It was nominated for an AcademyAward in 1936, but lost to the now obscure SillySymphonies short ''The Country Cousin''. Fortunately, this cartoon got a better reward later on--the position of #17 on The50GreatestCartoons list, and it got selected for preservation in the NationalFilmRegistry.

* MultipleHeadCase: The two-headed giant "Boola."

* DVDCommentary: JohnKricfalusi and his pals provide one for the first official Popeye DVD set. A second commentary, supplied by historians [[Blog/CartoonBrew Jerry Beck]], Ray Pointer, Bob Jacques and Leslie Cabarga, appears for it on the Warner Bros. Academy Awards Collection DVD set.

* ShownTheirWork: The Fleischer brothers and their studio pulled out all stops for this cartoon, and boy howdy, does it show, resulting in much SceneryPorn and all-around EyeCandy in general. The storytelling and pacing also received much attention to detail. Theres a reason this whole short took ''two years'' to make, according to a promotional poster.

Sindbad promptly sends his giant buzzard to destroy Popeye's boat and kidnap Olive Oyl ("But bring me the woman.") and naturally, Popeye has to travel to Sindbad's Island (along with [[TheLoad Wimpy]]) to save Olive Oyl.

Possibly the peak of {{Popeye}} the Sailor's cartoon career during TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, this [[AnimationBump lavishly animated]], full-color, two-reeler 16-minute theatrical cartoon from 1936 brings together a crisply paced plot with impressive action scenes and comedy. Oh, and awesome 3-D backgrounds too.

This short was popular enough to recieve a follow-up in 1937, ''PopeyeTheSailorMeetsAliBabasFortyThieves''.